I have a new goal of building a shelter for my goats. Currently, I have 6 goats, but they are sleeping outside in the open which is risky. This makes them be more susceptible to rain, cold, theft, and predators. They are very beneficial and I would not wish to lose them to anything.

In my opinion, Give Directly is doing a great job of improving people's lives. Giving people money and letting them decide on how to spend was such a brilliant idea. Through this, most people have managed to meet their dreams. On the other hand, there is nothing Give Directly is not doing well. I would urge them to keep up with the good work.

I bought new seats at a cost of KES 24000. We only had a wooden bench without a back and it was already broken, so we had to support it on the wall for it to be stable. At times whenever we had visitors we could borrow seats from neighbors In most cases, it did not go well with the neighbors because they could not understand why we lacked chairs. I feel so proud and confident owning the seats. In addition, I bought two more goats at KES 9000 to add to the four that I had previously. They are a good source of income since they give birth twice a year. By the end of the year, I am expecting to have four more goats after they will have given birth. KES 16000 I paid in school for my children who are currently both in campus and secondary school so that I could clear this year's school fee. They now have enough time for their studies since they will not be sent back home anymore for school fees. The rest of the money I spent on foodstuffs for my family.

After a push to sell all the livestock I had in the past years to pay school fees for my children, I was glad when I received the confirmation of the first transfer through a message as this was the start of another new life. I was working in my restaurant in the nearby town when I was alerted by my friend who had confirmed his receipt already. On checking my phone, I had also received the KES55000 that I was promised during enrollment. With the great excitement I had, I could not wait but transferred part of the amount to the livestock seller whom I had identified earlier. I am grateful that I now have two dairy cows on my farm at the moment.

The biggest difference in my daily life after receiving the first transfer is the huge investment in livestock that has given me a renewed hope of getting enough supply of milk both for our household use and a surplus to sell in the next few months. The thought of stopping the huge spending I had been experiencing on buying milk is a relief to me as this will save a lot that will in turn be useful in boosting other sectors in the household. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for the great support that has brought great changes to my family.

Buying enough milk every day for my family of five has never been that easy as it has been straining all the profits I had been making in my restaurant business. Initially, I had three dairy cows that could produce enough milk for our home use and a surplus to sell, but having all the five children in school demanded so much that I had to sell them one after the other. On receiving the first transfer, I had already made up my mind to spend an appreciable part of it on buying two dairy cows. I was lucky to secure two in-calf heifers at their advanced stages that I paid a total of KES49500. With the progress that I had been seeing, I am hoping to see them calve down in the next two months and start supplying us with enough milk for our household use. With the remaining amount, I paid school fees arrears of KES2000 for my children and used the remaining KES1000 on buying some household foodstuff that we had exhausted.